It never seems to occur to "experts" that perhaps we 60 year olds do things not to make us appear younger, but because we did them when young, and still enjoy doing them. Am I supposed to give up my life's pleasures because they don't fit your idea of what I should be doing at my age?
As for investing what I've learned in the next generation, what I recall when I was the next generation was that I wanted nothing to do with the previous one. Didn't want their advise or their investments.

6:50 am December 10, 2013

CommanderBill wrote:

What an odd article. So 60 is, well, 60. You got paid to write that?

1:56 pm December 10, 2013

Redistribution wrote:

What is quite clear is that the Baby boomers turning 60 are the healthiest, wealthiest generation ever.

The truly sad part is that this trend is unsustainable. The millennials and Gen Xers will, as groups compared to the boomers, be significantly worse off financially due to the intergenerational transfer of wealth to the Baby Boomers that has occurred and is still on-going.

And the connections between wealth and healthy ageing are undeniable at every age. So any reasonable conclusion will be that what we see today as 60-somethings acting like 40 something's, it's because of wealth that they can do it. And it is not likely to be repeated in the US as the GenXers reach their 60's starting in about 10 more years. This will be due in large part to the failure of the GenXer's to sufficiently save or have fat pensions for retirements.

2:43 pm December 10, 2013

gen xer wrote:

im a gen x'er on track to retire at 55. it can be done.. save, invest, and work hard !

5:11 pm December 10, 2013

Old wrote:

What is the point of this article?
And why am I taking time to post a comment here?
And where the heck am I?

9:02 pm December 10, 2013

smarty wrote:

finally, an article that doesn't exhort us to be something we aren't all encourages us to be all we can and enjoy the rewards of aging

12:29 am December 11, 2013

old fashioned advice wrote:

don't smoke tobacco (or anything else), eat and drink in moderation and exercise regularly, indeed you will feel younger than those who do not follow this advice....at 60, 50, 40, 30 or 20.

3:46 pm December 13, 2013

Excellent, inspiring... and concise! wrote:

Well done, sir... I was literally just thinking similar thoughts earlier today (I am 54), and how I feel I am peaking in terms of my work experience coupled with still a little bit of energy left (I'm not 40, after all), and how I would like to transition into something more purposeful. I'm on my way...

4:57 pm December 13, 2013

Diamondback wrote:

Marc Freeman has a lousy attitude. He must feel old. I am 69 and golf 4 days a week. Walk,eat healthy, no smoking and a glass of red wine every nite……..I definitely do not have short bubbly gray hair, am not fat and have a good sense of humor. I like people like me……. LOL

3:11 pm December 15, 2013

Brother wrote:

You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind is blowin

9:08 am December 23, 2013

Anonymous wrote:

Lame

10:15 am December 23, 2013

gen xer with kids wrote:

I agree that it's possible for a Gen Xer to save enough to retire at 55...if they don't have kids. Our generation has a choice--go childless and save $$ to retire, or have kids to experience fulfillment as a person but then don't retire. I suppose there's a percent or so of high-income Gen-Xers out there that can do both.

8:40 pm December 23, 2013

Anonymous wrote:

Americans are overly obsessed with age. It infects every conversation.
People need to be responsible when it comes to aging-financially and otherwise. And then forget it-enjoy life.

12:14 am December 24, 2013

Moonset wrote:

I am 58 1/2 years old and people think I am in my late 30s. I have never been offered a senior discount. I know I am lucky because I've done nothing special to be this way. I am often carded buying wine or cigarettes. I will live as youthfully as I can for as long as I can. There is no reason to give up if you don't have to.

5:48 pm December 26, 2013

Bluepuma1950 wrote:

I am 63 and life is great. Every day I get up and am able to fog a mirror is a grand new experience. I don't want to be 30, 40 or even 50 again. I'm afraid now that I understand consequences, I might miss the ride.

7:09 am January 30, 2014

Gordon Shumway wrote:

you got to be kidding, these egotistical self centered yuppie SOB'S should be driven out to the desert and

SHOT!

2:46 pm April 2, 2014

Adeline wrote:

How old is this EXPERT? Too many people, younger thanI, think they're really old at 60. I know I did.
What a joke ! You are as old as you feel, regardless of years. Don't age just because it's expected of you
by someone. Keep your sense of humor, keep busy doing things you like. Make new friends. Listen to people.
Pamper yourself. Keep in touch with today. Turn off your ego. Like the new, older you. Outwit those who think you're old. Don't panic if you can't remember something. It's not the end. I'm only 98. So there.

10:57 pm April 29, 2014

Im 60.. so what? Its just a number. wrote:

I just turned 60 2 weeks ago. I look 40. Have no arthritis. Not even a enlarged prostate.
Blood pressure is fine. I watch what I eat. I dont smoke.
And I can still climb ladders like a 30 year old. Up at 6am every day.
I enjoy hearing about those kids in their 20s that dont get out of bed till noon.

My Great Aunt lived to be 99.

4:47 pm June 10, 2014

Anonymous wrote:

The point is well taken. We need to readjust our mental calibrations on how we view ourselves because we're constantly changing.

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